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…more robots and automation, then ProMat 2023 definitely sealed the deal. Sprinkled among the many different “traditional” materials handling vendors on the exhibition floor—and in some cases, integrated right into those vendors’ own booths—was an amazing number of advanced robotics solutions that a record 51,000 show attendees “oohed and aahed” over during the show’s four-day run. The ongoing worker shortage,…
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…vendor base a lot at ProMat, and I’ve been saying that acquisitions will come mostly from external companies – like major retailers, automation integrators, and big tech companies. What was somewhat surprising was Shopify’s decision to offload 6RS, but this is clearly a wider cost-cutting exercise that its going through. My opinion was that 6RS was struggling a little within…
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…recently displayed parcel induction at ProMat in Chicago. AVT and Fizyr partnered to create and deploy multiple depalletizing robots for two different end users that pick and place heavy bags from variable pallet stacks. At LogiMAT in Stuttgart, Germany, Fizyr displayed its logistics technology at Hall 1 Galerie/Stand 1OG01. Two of the company's partners also had displays. AWL showcased its…
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…be deployed in existing sites,” Skinner added. Earlie this year at ProMat, Hai Robotics received an Innovation Award for its product lineup. The Fremont, Calif.-based company said the award is a testament to its dedication to excellence and its ability to deliver intelligent automation solutions that help businesses increase efficiency, reduce costs, reduce storage footprint, and improve overall productivity.
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…processors are their first choice.” ProMat in March “demonstrated the significant interest in robotic and autonomous solutions in supply chain and manufacturing logistics,” said SLAMcore. The visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM) company raised Series A funding in May 2022, and it rebranded itself last month. TDA4VM gives mobile robots real-time perception The TDA4VM uses an integrated system-on-chip (SoC) architecture…
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…spend the last day of ProMat with Joseph Wang of the BeJaguar Group, an international exhibition company, and meet with 3 of the 18 Chinese companies he brought to Chicago. The goal was to learn a little about what each is bringing to the U.S. market. They were Hwachang, VisionNav Robotics and Galaxis Technology. Hwachang’s roots in shuttle technology go…
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…weeks since I returned from ProMat 2023 in Chicago and my head is still spinning. MHI, the show’s organizer, reports an overall registration count of 50,924 along with 1,051 exhibitors—and for those keeping score at home, that’s 12% more registered attendees than ProMat 2019. And what was the buzz? According to Modern’s recent “Warehouse Equipment Outlook Survey” and MHI’s “Annual…
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…research. In a session at ProMat 2023, GreyOrange strove to “demystify” automation for fulfillment. In addition, the company is among those working with third-party logistics provider (3PL) Wagner Logistics on rethinking warehouse robotics. Samay Kohli, co-founder and past CEO of GreyOrange, spoke with Robotics 24/7 about micro-fulfillment centers, multi-tenant spaces, and robotics. Fulfillment evolves into new spaces What do you…
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At ProMat 2023, I had a fascinating conversation with Brett Wood, the president and CEO of Toyota Material Handling North America. He noted that if you based your view of the economy on television news, you’d think we’re in the doldrums. Now, the long-predicted recession may be coming – we’ve never had this many consecutive years of growth without a…
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…Everywhere you turned on the ProMat conference floor, there was a robot lifting something, putting something away, or transporting an item from one place to another. But, despite a conference hall overrun by technology, the on-the-ground reality is a bit different. Not so long ago, commercial real estate firm Prologis estimate the amount of facilities with any type of automation…
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…your number one takeaway from ProMat 2023? Colletti: We saw a lot of pent-up demand among show attendees, who came to the table with very concrete, tangible problem statements. They weren’t just looking for what new products or solutions were on the market. This is right up our alley because if someone can articulate their specific challenges, we can jump…
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CHICAGO – ProMat 2023 was a big hit, according to MHI, which organized the biennial event. With 1,054 exhibitors, about 300 of which were robotics suppliers, even Robotics 24/7 was hard-pressed to see it all. Companies at booths and in sessions reported strong attendance, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday of the four-day event. MHI tallied a total of about 50,000…
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Last month at ProMat 2023 in Chicago, Big Joe Forklifts, in partnership with Thoro.ai, unveiled its first autonomous offering: The Big Joe Pallet Mover. The Saint Carson, Calif.-based company said the new robot was designed to be set up and in use in less than an hour. The pallet mover can transports payloads up to 4,400 lb. (1,995 kg) and…
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…MHI, the organization that produces ProMat, was this: “I’ve never seen a time when customers are so future thinking and not just putting out fires. Thank goodness our customers don’t read the news.” Wood’s view of what’s happening in our world was reinforced this past week by a news story in the Wall Street Journal that reported that despite the…
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CHICAGO—At ProMat 2023 last week, Unbox Robotics Pvt. Ltd. said it plans to expand from India's intralogistics market and offer its automated fulfillment technology to the U.S. market. The Pune, India-based company cited successful deployments of its sortation systems and mobile robots at e-commerce provider Flipkart. “We are excited to present our revolutionary parcel-sorting and order-consolidation robotics tech—UnboxSort—at ProMat 2023…
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